Ghost: Database Backup Path Traversal

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

5.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

EPSS

• CVE-2026-70592: 0.44% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 38.01 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact An Administrator-level user could remotely overwrite certain files on the filesystem leading to integrity and availability issues. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from 1.20.1 up to v6.54.0. Patches v6.54.1 contains a fix for this issue. How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here. If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here. Workarounds If upgrading immediately is not possible, set disableJSBackups to "true" by running: References Ghost thanks Jorian Woltjer of Aikido Security, Mitchell Benjamin of Revamp Studio, and meifukun for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at security@ghost.org.

Published by the source

4 Aug 2026, 21:41 UTC

Last modified by the source

19 Aug 2026, 02:41 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-70592

Advisory: Ghost: Database Backup Path Traversal
IDs: CVE-2026-70592, GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-70592 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: ghost 6.54.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm ghost: affected >= 1.20.1, < 6.54.1; fixed in 6.54.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls ghost --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on ghost.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h lists affected ranges: npm ghost >=1.20.1 <6.54.1)

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